About Lemba

Lemba is a chimpanzee who was rescued in 2009 at the Jane Goodall Institute
Rehabilitation Centre in Congo, called “Tchimpounga”. When Lemba arrived, she was
a small, traumatised, malnourished, and sick two-year-old chimpanzee. She was
constantly seeking protection and affection due to the loss of her mother, who fell
victim to poaching.

A few months later, there was a huge polio outbreak in villages near the
Tchimpounga reserve, and over 150 chimpanzees were vaccinated right away.
Unfortunately, the vaccine didn’t work for Lemba, and she ended up catching the
virus, which left her paralyzed. But after a lot of physiotherapy, Lemba was able to
get movement back in her arms.

Today, even though her legs are still paralysed, Lemba looks after the orphaned
young chimps that come to the Centre. The little ones, almost like a game, copy how
Lemba moves, rolling around just like her, and they’ve even started a new trend at
Tchimpounga.

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About Ángeles de Trapo

With 40 years of experience in the industry, their productions have
toured globally, performing on the most important stages both
nationally and internationally, including countries such as China,
South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt and Russia, to name just a few.
Ángeles de Trapo have been awarded with many prizes, and our productions
have been widely recognised by both theatre critics and the
public.